Himachal Pradesh NEET MDS is a state-centralized online counselling process. HP NEET MDS counselling 2025 for dental admission is based on the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test- Master of Dental Surgery. It will be managed by the Atal Medical & Research University, HP. It is one of the top dental universities in Himachal Pradesh.
Throughout the article, you will learn about the Himachal Pradesh NEET MDS Counselling 2025 and complete details of the NEET MDS 2025 Counselling in HP, such as important dates and procedures, seat Allocations, documents, cutoff and more.
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Quick Facts
| Particulars | Details |
| Category | Himachal Pradesh NEET MDS Counseling 2025 |
| Exam Name | NEET MDS |
| Counseling Authority | Atal Medical & Research University, HP. |
| NEET MDS Result | 15 May, 2025 |
| NEET MDS Counselling Date | Second to third week of July 2025 |
| Mode of Counseling | Online |
| Course Offered | MDS |
| Counselling Purpose | Admission to Postgraduate Dental Course |
| MDS Colleges in H.P. | Top Dental Colleges in Himachal Pradesh |
Himachal Pradesh NEET MDS Schedule 2025
In this table, we have mentioned the HP NEET MDS counselling date. However, the NEET MDS 2025 dates for counselling will be released by the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (Himachal Pradesh):
| Events | State Counselling |
| 1st Round of Counselling | Second to third week of July 2025 |
| Last date of Joining | Last week of July 2025 |
| 2nd round of Counselling | Last week of July to first week of August 2025 |
| Last date of joining | Second week of August 2025 |
| 3rd round of Counselling | Third week to Last week of August 2025 |
| Last date of joining | Last week of August 2025 |
| Stray Vacancy round | First week to second week of September 2025 |
| Last date of joining | Second week of September 2025 |
HP NEET MDS Provisional Allocation Round 1 Counselling
| S.No. | Particular |
| 1. | HP NEET MDS Provisional Allocation Round 1 Counselling |
HP NEET MDS Round 1 Final Merit List
| Sr No. | Rounds |
| 1 | Neet MDS Round 1 Counselling |
| 2 | Neet MDS Round 2 Counselling |
| 3 | Neet MDS Round 3 Counselling |
HP NEET MDS Counselling Procedure
A candidate can visit the official portal of the Himachal Institute of Dental Science to get themselves registered for HP NEET MDS Counselling. Before discussing the counselling procedure for Himachal Pradesh NEET MDS, let us look at the HP NEET MDS Counselling schedule for 2025:
Step-1:- Registration Online
Admission Seekers can apply online mode by visiting the website www.hids.ac.in/
- For registration, seekers will use/their NEET MDS roll no. and email registration in All India NEET MDS) and follow the instructions on the screen.
- After that, the candidate’s AI-NEET-MDS registration details will be displayed.
- The exam-qualified applicant will make an online payment. An SMS will be sent to their registered mobile no (used for AI-NEET-MDS registration) to confirm successful registration. For the password you created at the time of registration, kindly note this password for choice-filling.
- After successful payment, the candidate will get Transaction and Registration no. on their registered mobile number.
Step-2:- Online Security Money Payment
- Candidates willing to attend the counselling process to grade their MDS Dental seat in the desired dental college must pay the required security fees.
- After paying security money and the state merit list has been declared, the online seat choice filling option will be available as per the earlier schedule.
- The applicant could take a printout of their online payment receipt.
Step-3:- Merit Declaration
- For Inter-se rank in the State merit list, the reference shall be AI-NEET-PG 2025
- The final merit list will be prepared per the provisions (Displayed on the website).
Step-4:- Online Choice filling
- Click on the Choice filling.
- Choice filling Procedure:
- Login for choice filling by using the NEET roll number and password created when you receive registration.
- The choice filling can be done in several sessions, but remember to save and continue; otherwise, you’ll lose your work.
- A choice filling will not be complete until you finally submit and lock. No changes will be possible after closing the choice.
- The filling is over after the last date of choice, and the seat allotment list will be declared online.
Step-5:- Seat allotment:
- Login to the website. Your seat allotment status will be displayed.
- If you accept the allotment letter:-
- But do not join or resign after joining; even then, you’re eligible for second counselling but will forfeit your security deposit.
- Join the college, and you’ll remain eligible for a second counselling to upgrade your seat without losing it. If your seat is elevated, then the previous allotment will be automatic.
- The online process will do the seat allotment on a merit cum option basis.
- Physically disabled category candidates are essentially required to be physically present before the medical board constituted by dates will be available on the website – https://www.hids.ac.in/
- Candidates eligible for the reserved category will be given admission as per the rules of the state
government, applicable on the date of counselling. - OBC candidates covered by the provisions of the creamy layer will not be entitled to the benefits of the OBC category.
- Candidates who fail to produce required original documents at the time of admission or, if any, concealment or falsification of facts come into the light at the time of entry and after that during the study will not be entitled to any benefit of having appeared at the entrance examination and any benefit of acquiring a seat subsequently. Legal action would be taken against such candidates.
- Candidates will be checked for their identity at the time of admission. If it does not match, it will be counted as unfair, and their candidature will be cancelled. Additional legal action would be taken against such candidates.
- If a candidate does not participate in online counselling or does not join the allotted seat by the due date, they shall forfeit any right of admission based on said counselling/allotment.
- Once exercised by the candidate in the online counselling, the option cannot be altered under any circumstances.
- No request for re-allotment of seats allotted in the first and second rounds will be entertained.
NEET MDS Counselling Flow Chart
The following flow chart is for candidates applying to MDS courses offered by various medical colleges:
NEET MDS Counselling Factors
The Atal Medical & Research University, HP is conducting the counselling below given factors:
- All India 50% quota seats for MDS courses (all states)
- State quota seats for MDS courses for all States/Union territories of India.
- MDS courses at all Private Dental Colleges, Institutions & Universities all across the country
- MDS courses at Armed Forces Medical Services Institutions.
- Screening exam for dental surgeons (BDS & MDS) for Short Service Commission in Army Dental Corps
Documents Required
Candidates must bring the documents listed below in Original for verification during admission, and candidates must submit one Attested copy set of the following documents during counselling.
- NEET MDS scorecard
- NEET MDS Admit Card
- Mark sheet of BDS 1st, 2nd and 3rd-year examinations
- Qualifying examination certificate, that is, BDS Degree Certificate (5)Permanent or provisional certificate provided by DCI/Dental Council
- Internship completion certificate issued by the Head of the Institution
- 10th standard certificate as proof of birth
- Valid Government Identity proofs (Driving License/ PAN Card/Voter ID/Passport or Aadhar Card)
- Physically handicapped medical certificate, if required.
- (10)SC/ST/OBC certificate, if required
NEET MDS Cutoff 2025
By the minimum qualifying/eligibility criteria for admission to the MDS course as mentioned in the information Bulletin for NEET-MDS 2025, the cutoff scores for various categories are as follows:-
| Category | NEET MDS Cutoff Percentile | NEET MDS Cuff Marks 2025 |
| General and EWS | 50th percentile | 261 |
| SC / ST / OBC | 40th percentile | 227 |
| General and EWS – PwD | 45th percentile | 244 |
| SC / ST / OBC – PwD | 40th percentile | 227 |
List of MDS Colleges in Himachal Pradesh 2025
Here is the updated list of all HP NEET MDS Counselling participating Medical Colleges in Himachal officially made by the Dental Council of India:
